i wonder if the timing really is a factor? because honestly, for it to have shot down from 9k to 2k sooo quickly, it's a bit shocking, even with her low second week sales I would even say this is low. Maybe we could've seen a similar glitter sales should it have been released when it was supposed to? well lol i guess anything for the #1

100k in 2 weeks is very good! I think you were.../ballad will end up selling between r/s and s/s.

Isn't everyone forgetting the fact that YW.../B has a bunch of tie ups?
Won't "BALLAD" constantly playing on TV boost sales?

^ once the old ladies and men decide it's time to support ayu, than we'll start seeing the difference

Thanks so much for the info!!

If enough people would watch the drama. =P
Even if it's oldies it doesn't look like "too many" watch it.

Her #1 single streak ain't done for sure - yet!!!

*1　1,979　福山雅治
*2　1,466　9mm
*3　1,223　浜崎あゆみ

Thanks. ^^

6th Day
Position: #3
Sales: 1,223
Total Sales: 101,263

interesting. Her sales seem consistent with the decline of a-list female solos.

Honestly...I really wish we had a better view of what's popular in Japan.

This No. 1 streak and sales crap is annoying to me.


random but imo the single should have been released before christmas...whatever.

As of right now, male Korean groups and AKB48 are popular along with the usual JE groups and EXILE. That's about it, really. There'll probably be an random hit this year by someone like Aoyama Thelma. [not her exactly, but someone who will have a similar sales boom] Also, Ikimonogakari still seems to be maintaining the popularity they've built up over the last few years.

The #1 is practically guaranteed though with her highest "first week/weekly" sales since Days. I wish they'd just get it over with and announce her as #1 though.

I totally agree

i'm sorry but my question is,Ayu isnt popular anymore in japan? imo this is a good single and her fans should support her more >.< for what i know Exile had been in the industry for a long time too,

i'm sorry if i'm sound silly but thing isnt very clear for me

JE bands generally aren't that popular with casual listeners with the exception of arashi of course, KAT-TUN and NEWS for example mostly live off their large fan bases, their songs usually don't do well digitally even compared to Ayu's who is supposedly "less popular".

The mid-tempo R'n'B ballads/songs are pretty popular in Japan now (JUJU's Sunaoni naretara and Ashita ga kuru nara were big hits and it seems that Nishino Kana is doing great with Dear... and motto...) - even though the majority of those singles didn't have much success with their physical releases, they were some of last year's biggest digital sellers.

Being released before Christmas would've basically put the single up against three Kanjani8 singles, placing Ayu at around #4 for the week that week.

Kanjani8 after one week:
Ayu is "just about almost there" with nearly two weeks of sales.

but boyband/maleband always get all the attention.so,we can't really compare a singer with a band

releasing before Christmas will be a bad horrible idea

Nov & mid Dec were all packed full of Johnny's releases of singles & if You were ... / BALLAD were to go up against Fukuyama Masaharu's Hatsukoi , Hatsukoi would pound her super big time

especially since the single sold about 152K+ in the 1st week with 3 editions & I don't think You were ... / BALLAD is able to reach that amount despite having 1st press goodies & the works

boyband power is fierce... :(

Whoa... Seems like the boys are playing some kind of "unfair competition" here...

I'm surprised at how well this single is doing, I was sure her streak was done